Rebirth of the Forbidden City: The Troublemaker in the Courtyard

When Ning Yuan and his group of young people from the compound were buying all kinds of food and drinks in the Pigeon Market.

In the corner, three young men from the alley were also staring at their group intently.

"Look carefully, the one leading the group, the one wearing the officer's coat, is Ning Yuan!"

A young man who looked like a leader pointed to the two young men beside him.

"Brother Hong, two of the guys in that group are wearing officers' coats!"

A tall and strong young man looked at Ning Yuan, Zhong Yuemin and others, and asked again.

"The one with the bandage on his arm is not Ning Yuan. The other one is Ning Yuan. Third brother and Brother Meng have treated us very well. When we get the chance and it's time to take action, if either of you dares to back down, I won't let him off!" Hong Shanhe said very seriously.

"Brother Hong, just wait and see. We two brothers are both homeless and alone. What the hell do we have to be afraid of?" It was the tall and strong young man who answered.

The other young man, who was thin and had a gloomy face, did not say anything, but nodded firmly at Hong Shanhe.

"Okay, let's pay attention and follow them quietly to see if we can catch Ning Yuan when he is alone!" Hong Shanhe instructed the two young men.

On the other side, Ning Yuan was still shopping around with Zhong Yuemin and the others. He picked up three big bags of flour. Taking advantage of the fact that there were many people around him today, he bought more at once.

He usually comes out alone to stock up on food and supplies. Although he has the treasure of space in his hand, there are usually few people in the market and only a limited number of stalls. If he buys too much at one time, it will not be convenient for him to put the things into the space in public.

Every time I had to take it to the corner outside the pigeon market, put it away secretly, and then go back into the market.

It’s different today. The dozen or so guys around Ning Yuan are all strong young men of about 17 or 18 years old, and they are all free labor.

So Ning Yuan no longer held back and bought three bags of white flour weighing 150 to 160 kilograms, and about 10 kilograms each of brown sugar and white sugar. He also bought 20 to 30 kilograms of fruits such as oranges and apples, as well as mutton, pork, cabbage, winter melon, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and so on.

After a round, each of these dozen guys had their hands full of things, so Ning Yuan stopped shopping.

Even the wounded Zhong Yuemin had no time to do anything. He used his intact right hand to pick up a large woven bag of sweet potatoes.

A group of people walked out of the market busily, each carrying the things in their hands.

Hong Shanhe and the other two guys didn't get a chance and could only let Ning Yuan and his group leave.

Ning Yuan called Chen Liangzi and several other Buddhist masters and went back to the compound together.

After entering the yard, Ning Yuan presided over the distribution of food and drinks to several buddies in the same yard, and Ning Yuan took the rest back to his home.

Ning Wei also jumped out of the house. The glass in the house had been installed in the morning, and today he just cleaned the house briefly.

"Brother, why did you buy so many things!" Ning Wei said as he took the big bag of apples with difficulty.

"What? Aren't you happy that I bought so many delicious foods?" Ning Yuan replied with a smile.

"I'm happy, of course I'm happy. I just don't know if my parents can enjoy these delicious foods. They've been locked up in there for months. This New Year, there will only be the two of us at home!"

Little Ningwei was talking happily, but he couldn't help but think of his parents who were still imprisoned.

Yes, the Chinese New Year is the day for family reunion, but they can't even see their parents.

After hearing what Ning Yuan said, his movements slowed down for a moment.

But he had no choice. The visitation rights were strictly controlled. He could only go and take a look if someone allowed him to.

Moreover, Ning Yuan has never seen his nominal parents since he traveled here. Even though he has the memories of the original owner, he cannot truly empathize with them.

However, after spending so much time with Xiao Ningwei these days, he really treated this kid as his own brother, so he started to have feelings for Yu Manlin.

Chen Liangzi and a few others came here with Ning Yuan, and they were holding the things Ning Yuan bought.

Ning Yuan led everyone into the house and first placed the purchased food, fruits, vegetables, snacks and meat in place, and then invited everyone to drink water.

"Liangzi, come, let us sit down and rest for a while and have a drink of water!"

Ning Yuan asked Ning Wei to bring over the white sugar and brown sugar he had just bought.

I directly used several large enamel cups to make three large cups of white sugar water and two large cups of brown sugar water.

There were exactly five of them, Chen Liangzi and his group, so each of them could have one cup and choose what to drink.

"Master Ning, don't worry, we brothers can do it ourselves!"

Chen Liangzi called on his subordinates to snatch the work from Ning Yuan, while he quickly stepped forward to stop Ning Yuan.

"Don't be polite at home, sit down!" Ning Yuan urged them rudely.

After seeing Ning Yuan's actions, Chen Liangzi and the others laughed even more happily. This tone and action showed that Ning Yuan treated them as his own people.

Little Ning Wei was also sitting aside and listening. Just now, these people actually called his elder brother "Master Ning"!

He was also shocked for a moment. During this period, Ning Yuan had been locking up little Ning Wei and not letting him go out to play, so he hadn't seen many of his friends recently.

If he really played with his friends from different military compounds for a while, he would probably know what status his elder brother holds among the children of the military compounds!

After Chen Liangzi and the others sat down at Ning Yuan's urging, they each began to sip the boiled water in their cups.

It was really tiring to ride all the way here carrying things, especially after Ning Yuan drank some sugar water, everyone felt even more thirsty.

Ning Yuan also took a few sips and said to Chen Liangzi.

"Liangzi, is the courtyard you live in now rented or was it allocated to you?"

(Note: In 63, there was a land reform in Beijing, and housing was redistributed at the same time. Some people who moved to Beijing after 63 could only rent housing.)

"We rented this courtyard from a middle-aged couple. We brothers only came to the city two years ago. Before that, we had always been living outside the Great Wall!" Chen Liangzi responded quickly.

"That's right, Liangzi, use the money I gave you before sparingly and try to buy a house so that you and your brothers can have a stable place to stay!" Ning Yuan was very satisfied with Chen Liangzi.

Such a big bag of rare items was given away just like that. Ning Yuan had to think of a way to make these brothers rich.